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Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
, organizing pneumonia ... gradually with symptoms ... - Pulmonary ... Improvement in symptoms ... #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cryptogenic Organizing ... Females SIGNS/SYMPTOMS ... misdiagnosed as CAP • Symptoms ... #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Severe Influenza Checklist ... post-flu MRSÅ pneumonia ... BID if <96hr of symptoms ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... #Management #CriticalCare